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Aaron A. Henderson, age 33, from Houlton, Maine, Aroostook county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Death details: Died at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit on September 30 with an improvised explosive device in Zombalay Village, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Buddy W. McLain, age 24, from Mexico, Maine, Oxford county.
Parents: Larry McLain and Patti (Shannon) McLain
Spouse: Chelsea (Freeman) McLain (March 11, 2009)
Children: Owen Patrick McLain
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Mountain Valley High (2006)
Military history: 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Monday, November 29, 2010
Death details: Died in Nangarhar Province when an Afghan border policeman opened fire on U.S. troops during a training session. Killed in the attack: Barry E. Jarvis, Curtis A. Oakes, Matthew W. Ramsey, Jacob A. Gassen, Austin G. Staggs, Buddy W. McLain.
Source: Department of Defense, Jackson County Times Journal, Sun Journal, Military Times
Andrew L. Hutchins, age 20, from New Portland, Maine, Somerset county.
Parents: Jeffrey Hutchins and Robin Norwood
Spouse: Heather L. Hutchins
Children: Wife pregnant at time of death
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Carrabec High (2008)
Military history: 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Monday, November 8, 2010
Death details: Died at Khost Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Cemetery: Maine Veterans Memorial
Source: Department of Defense, Kennebec Journal, Military Times
James R. Zimmerman, age 25, from Aroostock, Maine.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Clinton E. II Springer, age 21, from Sanford, Maine, York county.
Parents: Clinton E. Springer and Kathleen Lumsden
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Contoocook Valley Regional High, Peterborough, New Hampshire (2007)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Enlisted March 2009.
Date of death: Friday, September 24, 2010
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Maine Telegraph
Samuel Leigh, age 35, from Belgrade, Maine, Kennebec county.
Parents: David Leigh
Schools: Norwich University graduate, Messalonshee High graduate
Military history: Commissioned as a Marine in 1996. Served two tours of duty in Iraq.
Date of death: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Death details: Among seven Coast Guard members and two Marines who died in the collission of two aircrafts off the coast of San Diego. Body not recovered.
Source: New York Times, San Diego Union Tribune, Boston Globe, Samuel C. Leigh Memorial Scholarship Facebook
Joshua J. Kirk, age 30, from South Portland, Maine, Cumberland county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Saturday, October 3, 2009
Death details: Died in Karndesh, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jordan M. Brochu, age 20, from Cumberland, Maine, Cumberland county. Their last known residence was in Cumberland.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Date of death: Monday, August 31, 2009
Death details: Died in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joshua M. Bernard, age 21, from New Portland, Maine, Somerset county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.
Date of death: Friday, August 14, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Blair William Emery, age 24, from Lee, Maine, Penobscot county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 571st Military Police Company, 97th Mp Bn, 89th Mp Bde, Fort Lewis, Wa
Date of death: Friday, November 30, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Lsaa, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times